By DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — When Serena Williams told the umpire at the U.S. Open final that he owed her an apology, that he had stolen something from her, and then she got penalized for her words, Breea Willingham could relate to her frustration and ...

By DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer
BALTIMORE (AP) — Following a lengthy training camp and five meaningless preseason outings, the Baltimore Ravens finally got the chance to evaluate themselves in a game that counts.
Judging by their 47-3 rout of the Buffalo Bills on a rainy Sunday, the ...

By DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer
BALTIMORE (AP) — One year removed from their first postseason appearance in 17 years, the Buffalo Bills looked nothing like a playoff team in their 2018 debut.
It took exactly one game for the Bills to become embroiled in a quarterback controversy, and ...

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr., AP Pro Football Writer
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Todd Bowles finally revealed the big decision that everyone expected.
Sam Darnold will start at quarterback in the New York Jets' season-opening game at Detroit next Monday night.
The 21-year-old Darnold will also make ...

By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Quarterback Nathan Peterman never lost faith in himself following the most difficult moment of his young NFL career. What's more important, neither did Bills coach Sean McDermott.
In 10 months, Peterman has gone from throwing five ...

By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic put aside all of it, from his opponent's unheard-of, middle-of-a-set chance to change out of sweat-soaked clothes and shoes, to consecutive time violations because he let the serve clock expire, to the 16 break points he ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams and Madison Keys will attempt to make it another all-American women's final at the U.S. Open.
Williams is looking to reach the final for the ninth time. She plays a semifinal against No. 19 seed Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia, who is appearing in the last four ...

By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — His cheeks red, hair matted with sweat, Novak Djokovic appeared to be in such distress as he trudged to a changeover on a steamy U.S. Open afternoon that someone suggested it would be a good idea to have a trash can at the ready, just in ...

By BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer
Will they start? If not, when will they play?
While there are many scenarios that can dominate the spotlight as the NFL season kicks off, with five teams there is only one.
The first-round rookie quarterback.
Eventually, they all will get the chances ...

By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Open on Wednesday clarified its rules about players changing their shirts during a match after a women's player was penalized for doing so.
The tournament said it regretted the code violation issued to Alize Cornet of France day ...

By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Sloane Stephens came back to a whole new U.S. Open.
From a rebuilt stadium to a revamped schedule, Flushing Meadows had quite a different look.
More second looks, too: For the first time in any Grand Slam tournament, there was electric ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
11:20 p.m.
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open when David Ferrer retired in the second set of their all-Spanish matchup.
Nadal won the first set but trailed 3-4 in the second ...

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr., AP Sports Writer
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Darron Lee was hit hard by Bart Scott — and brushed it all off.
The New York Jets linebacker was recently criticized by the former NFL star and current radio co-host for what Scott thinks is an apparent lack of toughness on ...

By JOHN WAWROW, AP Hockey Writer
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Breaking sticks, icy stares and one-word answers made out of frustration have done nothing to transform the Sabres into contenders during center Jack Eichel's three seasons in Buffalo.
Perhaps, Eichel has begun to realize he can't lead ...

By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton doesn't believe he could have scripted a better visit to Buffalo on Sunday.
The donation he made to Buffalo's Roswell Park Cancer Institute to open the day was special. The two standing ovations he ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A long list of returns highlights Day 1 at the U.S. Open as the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament gets started.
The schedule Monday includes Serena Williams, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka — all past champions at Flushing Meadows who missed last year's U.S. Open.
In ...

By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Excited by the opportunity of securing the Buffalo Bills' starting job, rookie quarterback Josh Allen had no intention of keeping anyone waiting Wednesday.
That included members of the media seeking to hear Allen's first public ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have signed punter Jon Ryan to a one-year contract, a day after the 12-year NFL veteran was released by the Seattle Seahawks.
Ryan's signing on Tuesday places into question returning punter Colton Schmidt's hold on the job he's held for the ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Former NFL offensive lineman Richie Incognito bonded out of an Arizona jail Tuesday after being arrested on charges he threatened to shoot employees of a funeral home a day earlier, authorities said.
Police in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale said Incognito had been ...